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Shopping in Olympic proportion
This year's Olympics coverage on NBC stood in stark contrast to the television network's failed attempt to offer expanded audience choice through their pay-per-view "Triplecast" in 1992. Remember that 20 years ago, NBC aired the Olympics through three pay-per-view channels? Their total number of subscribers, either for a one-day pass or any of the "gold," "silver" or "bronze" packages probably couldn't equal even the smallest service area for a major cable company.
This year, NBC had an Olympics multicast – and viewers didn't have to pay a single dime to catch a single dive. It reminded me of today's shopping trends and the countless choices shoppers now have.
The days of single-channel shopping are waning. In fact, a recent report released by Kline & Company – OTC Retailing: U.S. Alternate Channel Analyses and Opportunities – points to the sharp growth in non-traditional channels, including online, convenience stores, dollar stores and warehouse clubs. The report cites significantly faster growth in alternative retail formats that now account for about 15% of category sales.
Gone are the days when loyalty is assumed. Gaining consumer loyalty now requires something from retailers beyond simply having product available. The trick for traditional channels may be reminding shoppers that there is a difference between retail options. Shelf assortment and arrangement, availability of a healthcare professional and reliable, trusted supply chain logistics are important differentiators.
I have observed Olympic-scale efforts by retailers who have recognized that providing an enriched shopping experience and a point of difference can positively affect their business operation. I'd love to hear your thoughts on who you think is putting forth a gold-winning performance. What are they doing that will foster continued customer loyalty?
Dave Wendland is VP and co-owner of Hamacher Resource Group, a retail healthcare consultancy located near Milwaukee, Wis. He directs business development, product innovation and marketing communications activities for the company and has been instrumental in positioning HRG among the industry's foremost thought leaders. You may contact him at (414) 431-5301 or learn more at Hamacher.com.
FDA approves Watson pain patch
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic medicated patch for treating pain made by Watson Pharmaceuticals, the company said.
Watson announced the approval of lidocaine topical patch in the 5% strength. The drug is a generic version of Endo Pharmaceuticals' Lidoderm, which had sales of about $1.2 billion during the 12-month period ended in June 2012, according to IMS Health.
Watson said it plans to launch the drug in September 2013 under an agreement with Endo and Teikoku Seiyaku Co. and, as the presumed first company to successfully file for FDA approval, will likely receive 180 days of market exclusivity in which to compete directly with the branded version.
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Study: Affordability is key factor when buying body care products
CHICAGO — Judging by the results of new research from Mintel, loyalty is lost when it comes to body care products as nearly a quarter of those consumers who use body care products at least once a week usually just buy what's on sale.
The research found that 23% of those who use body care products at least once a week usually just buy what's on sale, which has contributed to a 10% decline in sales of body care products from 2007 to 2012.
"The poor performance of the body care market is likely due to the prolonged period of economic uncertainty that has consumers adjusting their use of nonessentials," stated Molly Maier, senior analyst at Mintel.
"Product affordability is the most important attribute right now, therefore keeping products within a medium or low price point will be key in maintaining consumer participation."
Hand and body lotion are the most common concoctions in the saturated body care market. Some 81% of consumers use body lotion and 89% say they use hand lotion, up from 76% and 84% since 2011. Women are definitely slathering it on more than men as 97% of women use hand lotion and 96% use body lotion versus 80% and 66% among men, respectively.
In an effort to be thrifty, many people are using lotion designed for a specific body part on other areas. While 94% of Mintel respondents said they use hand lotion on their hands, another 28% say they use it on their feet, 43% on their arms and 23% on their legs.
Despite this, there are some areas where people are very specific when it comes to their body care needs. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of people use more lotion in the winter/colder months and 67% say they buy different products depending on their need at the time, such as dry skin in the winter or gradual tanner in the summer. Some 67% of lotion users prefer bottles with pump dispensers to jars and tubes and 59% would consider buying hand or body lotion in refillable packaging. However, with all the options out there, only 27% of body care consumers say they have yet to find a lotion that works well for them.
The greatest percentage of body care product users are interested in products that offer extra moisture (61%); however, there is a growing interest in products that claim to have anti-aging qualities. Some 30% of weekly users seek anti-aging products compared with 23% in 2011. Products that claim to be all natural are also growing in popularity with nearly one-third of product users (31%) seeking this, according to Mintel.


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There is something that I've been wanting to tell people for a long time, but am just too scared because of I'm not sure how they'll react. You see, I'm asexual. I have no sexual attraction at all and I hardly ever feel romantic attraction. Now, this would not be a problem if I didn't live in such a sexualized world where everything and everyone around me is all about relationships, and love etc. "You just haven't met the right person yet." "Have you got your hormones checked?" "You've only had one experience so how can you know?" These are all things that well-meaning people say to me or to other Asexuals. Well, how do people know they're straight, or gay or anything else? And no, this has nothing to do with trauma, or anything else like that. This is just the way I am, and the way I've always been. I was never interested in boys, never had any crushes, never got nervous or anxious around boys. And I always thought that kissing on the lips was gross. Why would I ever want that? But I also don't want to be alone the rest of my life. How can I date someone if I'm not supposed to talk to them about what kind of relationship I want until we've gone out a few times? How can I date someone if I don't even know if I will ever have those kinds of feelings for them? My parents want me to keep this a secret, and just date in the regular way, like all my siblings have. While they don't pressure me to get married again (and I do appreciate that so much), they also don't want me telling anyone. I wish that I could just be open about it and just be who I am. This is the way Hashem made me, and I don't think it's anything to be ashamed about.
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Anonymous May 17, 2017 at 7:41 pm
How did you manage to tell my story without being me?↓
Anonymous June 11, 2017 at 10:20 pm
You have such an incredibly honest sense of self-awareness! Hashem will definitely help you find your life partner. Maybe he's on this page right now. 😛 (Gotta be honest, as a married woman, there is so little about marriage that is based on sex and attraction anyway. I say that marriage is a holy trinity: Sleep, food and respect. Ain't nothing about attraction in there.)↓


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Nauru (English /nɑːˈuːruː/ nah-OO-roo), officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres (186 mi) to the east. With 9,378 residents in a 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the smallest state in the South Pacific and second smallest state by population in the world, behind only Vatican City.
Settled by Micronesian and Polynesian people, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops, who were bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. After the war ended, the country entered into trusteeship again. Nauru gained its independence in 1968.
Nauru is a phosphate rock island with rich deposits near the surface, which allow easy strip mining operations. It has some phosphate resources which, as of 2011, are not economically viable for extraction. Nauru boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s. When the phosphate reserves were exhausted, and the environment had been seriously harmed by mining, the trust that had been established to manage the island's wealth diminished in value. To earn income, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian Government in exchange for hosting the Nauru detention centre.
The president of Nauru is Baron Waqa, who heads a 19-member unicameral parliament. The country is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Asian Development Bank and the Pacific Islands Forum. Nauru also participates in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Recently Nauru became a member country of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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Date of Post: 01/12/2015
Category: Geotechnical Engineering Type: Articles
The use of Geosynthetic products for the reinforcement of base structures, in support of railway tracks and roads (paved or unpaved) is well known. Innumerous academic researches, laboratory tests and field trials have been performed over the last 20 years or so. Indeed, following our experience of implementing such solutions for more than 1,000Km of railway tracks in the last 5 years, we can add also actual deployment to this list of supportive evidence. The Geosynthetic products most often used for this purpose are Geotextile, Geogrid, and Geocell (a 3-dimensional version of Geogrid):
"Geosynthetics have exhibited successful applications across the globe in the areas of roads and pavement stabilization, embankment protection, ground stabilization, soil erosion control, landfills and waste management, etc. … One of the major drivers for conducting this study was the fact that India is yet to leverage the economic, environmental and safety benefits that are made possible by the usage of Geosynthetics. Geosynthetics provide better performance and longevity of infrastructure projects such as increasing the life of roads by 10-15 years."
Following our experience in implementing soil stabilization solutions for railways and roads, and based on the data that was collected in these projects, several important advantages can be demonstrated :
1. Cost Reduction
Life cycle cost reduction can be shown as a result of two factors.
a) Reduction in construction costs: Offsetting the cost of Geosynthetic products is the fact that improved support for the base structure enables the use of thinner layers and/or less expensive filling materials. Often, this result in lower cost of construction.
b) Reduction in maintenance costs: Maintenance is required when track or road condition deteriorate. A more stable base structure can lead to significantly slower deterioration, lower maintenance costs and longer life cycle. In some railway projects maintenance costs were reduced by as much as 75%.
2. Higher Speed
High-speed railway tracks are designed and built with very expensive structures to support extremely high speeds in the range of 300-400 Km/hour or even more. However, the great majority of regular passenger and freight railway lines can only support considerable lower speeds. In those cases, the speed limit is directly related to the stability of the base structure. We have seen many cases where the allowed speed could be significantly improved (by as much as 30-40%) as a result of soil stabilization using Geosynthetics.
3. Increased Capacity
Another benefit of improved structure is higher load and bearing capacity. This can lead to increase in freight capacity due to combination of factors:
a) Improvement in the speed of freight trains and as a result higher frequency of freight trains over the same given section.
b) Increase in Axle load from up to 27-32 tons/axle.
4. Improved Safety
Track deterioration creates geometric distortions that may develop into serious faults. Faults are defined as misplacement of tracks in either vertical or horizontal directions, or cracks in roads, and can become serious risk that requires costly maintenance. It was demonstrated that stable base structures significantly reduce and delay the appearance of infrastructure faults.
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About This Book
Your Alpha, My Mate.
Rachel Ravenheart's first book in The Lonestar Chronicles series.
Jamie is a Shifter.
But he can't shift. That's what he wants his pack to think.
Truth is, Jamie is a white wolf. The biggest, best, strongest kind of wolf. He refuses to shift because his pack, and his parents, treat him as a misfit. An outcast. And when he takes matters into his own hands by fleeing to join the Lonestar Pack, his fate is already determined.
There will be sacrifice.
There will be war.
There will be death.
Above all, there will be love.
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Originally Published: 6/12/2012
Even in defeat, Bullets distinguished themselves
By Rich Scarcella
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Brandywine's Kevin Sell (24) is congratulated by Tyler Headdings after scoring in the seventh inning against Pine Grove.
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ALLENTOWN - Chris Cole, the Brandywine Heights baseball coach, liked his team when practice began in March.
He liked the Bullets' pitching depth, their hitting and their camaraderie. He thought the season had a chance to be something special and he was right.
He started to find out about their fearlessness when they spotted Schuylkill Valley 10 runs in the first inning of a late-season game they had to win to make the Berks League playoffs and came back to win 18-10.
He learned a little more about them in a taut 2-1 victory over Berks Catholic in nine innings for the District 3 Class AA championship.
Monday at Parkland, Cole's alma mater, the Bullets showed him, their fans and Pine Grove just how strong-willed and strong-minded they are in a thrilling 8-7 loss to the Cardinals in a 10-inning PIAA Class AA semifinal.
"You talk about nine lives, we had several times when we were dead there," Cole said. "They fought all year. They gave me max effort."
Brandywine came from behind twice, including once when it was down to its last strike in the seventh. The Bullets found a way to score three unearned runs with two out, two scoring on Kyle Fox's single.
The indefatigable Luke Erb threw 154 pitches and withstood a nine-pitch duel with Josh Scheibley to strike him out and then Ty Zimmerman with the winning run on third base in the seventh.
"It shows the guts they have and what they're made of," Cole said. "They fight until that last out. I've never seen them do it on a stage like this."
Pine Grove coach Keith Lehman, a class act, talked about the resolve of the Cardinals and the Bullets after their 31/2-hour struggle.
"They didn't die in the seventh inning," Lehman said of his players. "They kept on battling and believing. I do feel for the Brandywine kids. Absolutely. Positively. There really isn't a loser to me."
The Bullets won three games in the district tournament and two in the state tournament, but they grew more in defeat Monday than they did in all but one of those wins, the district final against Berks Catholic.
They could have crumbled when Steve Zimmerman belted a two-run homer to put Pine Grove ahead 6-4 in the bottom of the sixth after Brandywine pushed three runs across in the fifth to tie it.
"We're probably the most resilient team in the state, except for them," senior Zack Tomasko said. "We have a lot of heart. You can't teach that.
"It's Brandywine baseball. We never think we're out of anything and it showed today. It's been one hell of a ride."
Tomasko gritted his teeth and played the final few innings with his left biceps tendon burning after he checked a swing.
Michael Hunter, the hero of the quarterfinal win over Holy Redeemer last Thursday, tried warming up twice and couldn't get loose. He tried a third time and felt good, so he replaced the exhausted Erb in the eighth.
In the fifth, Nick DeLong took two strikes before he golfed a low curveball into left field for a single. When Kobe D'Agostino let the ball get past him, the tying runs scored before Tomasko doubled home DeLong.
"When we scored to take the lead, I thought that could be it and we could roll from it," DeLong said. "But that's just how baseball is. Momentum can shift in a heartbeat."
Cole compared Monday's game to the district final when the Bullets could have easily lost to Berks Catholic.
"Things went our way in the district final," he said. "Today they didn't. It's going to hurt today and it's going to hurt tomorrow, but when it's all said and done and they have a few weeks to reflect, they'll have a lot to be proud of."
The four Brandywine seniors who played as freshmen - Kevin Sell, Erb, DeLong and Tomasko - won a state title and two district championships. They ended their careers Monday by distinguishing themselves in defeat.
"It doesn't really sting any less, but it's good to know we all have a lot of character and we all fought hard," Erb said. "We're going to end this season with our heads held high.
"We never thought we were out of it. We knew it was possible. We just ended up a little short."
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Christina Seely (Artist in Residence '11, Affiliate '12–'14) is an artist whose photographic practice stretches into the fields of science, design, and architecture. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is featured in many public and private collections including the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; The West Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania; and The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Seely led a workshop at Headlands Center for the Arts entitled Shift In Horizon in the summer of 2012. She received a year-long Public Arts Commission from the city of San Francisco in 2010; a 2014 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship; and her first monograph, Lux, was co-published in 2015 by Radius Books and the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Her exhibition, Next of Kin: Seeing Extinction Through An Artist's Lens, opened at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in December 2016. She is represented by Euqinom Projects in San Francisco.
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Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to sit in on what came to be a humbling experience.
Have you ever had an interest in something and spent so much time reading it, talking about it, and even doing it that you had the gall to believe that you were well versed in it? Not too far out of a concept to consider, especially in my case with creating this blog (although I acknowledge that I'm also still trying to figure it out).
It's our own hubris to believe that we're the know-it-all's of our chosen interest because we're the most knowledgable out of our friend circle, family, or just people around us in general. Well, I cannot stress the importance of stepping outside of that comfort zone and interacting with people who are waaaaaaaaaaay more seasoned.
Receiving notice from my friend at Scrawls and Spirits (who wrote about her experience as well HERE) about this seminar, we both ended up going; and I got an amazing amount of information out of it. Especially the cold hard truth that I knew but needed it reinforced by people who had spent decades in the business.
Being a published author isn't just about your story.
It's not a very complex idea right? But then you take a second to really think about the different particulars required after writing your manuscript.
- You need a proofreader to check over your grammar (possibly a separate copy editor to provide critique on the flow of your story)
- Who is the audience for your novel? Have you given thought to the 'elevator pitch?'
- How do you classify your story? What's the genre?
- Are you going to self publish, provide content online, or go through traditional avenues for publication?
- Do you need a literary agent to help query the best fit for your novel? How much does that cost? Are you willing and able to do the legwork yourself if you can't afford it?
- Are you prepared for rejection letters for your manuscript and editors not wanting to give you a chance?
- Have you put thought into the facts that most authors get cents on the dollar for every copy of their book and how much you need to sell to break even?
- Where do you want to sell your book?
I haven't even scratched the surface of the line of questioning that you should consider (I wrote A LOT of notes) but all those bullets above are literary food for thought. My biggest takeaway from the day long seminar, as I asked questions and listened to the trials and tribulations of actual writers and published authors was that this career field was just like every other in the sense of the level of hustle required to get yourself off the ground. There's no denying that it's a business; and like any other business it requires a feat of entrepreneurship akin to working a full-time job.
I really think that amateur writers such as myself with goals of actually existing in that line of work, as well as people on the outside looking in, romanticized the process of writing and what comes next. We think that a brilliantly crafted story will simply get chosen out of the ether or something. That a great guiding light will somehow deliver it into the hands of someone with influence who will see it and love and ensure that we get our just dues.
Reality is much more real.
So for right now, I need to ensure that what I've written (both my novel created from NaNoWriMo as well as another half done project I want to finish) both become polished and well worth the read. I'm ready and willing to take the necessary steps after that to hustle towards where I need to go.


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Where Has The YouTube Embed Code Gone?
YouTube Embed Code
If you are used to using the embed code from your youtube videos to add into other articles and web pages then you might be struggling a bit at the moment and wondering where has the youtube embed code gone? Well I had this problem recently when I went to find the embed code to add to an article and it wasn't in it's normal place. It used to be the case that when you viewed the video on youtube the embed would just be sitting there underneath and you could just copy and paste it.
So where is the embed code now I hear you ask?! Well when I looked into this I found a couple of answers and I am not really sure why they are different. One answer was that you have to click on the 'Share' button underneath the video and you get the embed code option there. However I tried this and it did not work for me – all I got was options to share my video on facebook, twitter, Buzz and various other social media sites. But I did see a screenshot that showed the embed code there so maybe that is where yours is!
Where The YouTube Embed Code Is Now
Anyway, to find my embed code I actually only saw it once I had come to the end of the video. On the black screen at the end there were 3 options – one was to replay the video (as per normal), one was to copy the URL for the video and the third one was to copy the embed code for the youtube video. However, if you have a really long video you will not want to wait until the end to get that code (or you could just use the slider bar but this seems like excess energy wasted!) so what you can actually do is to right click on the video when you are playing it and get the code from there.
I understand that there have been some changes to the youtube embed code recently and now it may play in a different player but hopefully it will all still work as well as it did before but it is just less obvious where to find the code.


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Sometimes your photo editing skills limit what you can do with the current photos you have at hand. Let's say you want to cut out yourself in your Holloween Superman costume and make you flying in the sky, but cutting the exact shape of you can be very annoying and taking hours but only get unsatisfied results. But with Fotor's Magic Clipper, that will just be done within minutes!
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Classy touches, reliable entrees and excellent value sustain North Point Grill
Alarger-than-life Betty Boop statue – on roller skates, no less – offers a coquettish greeting to customers at North Point Grill. Passing through the frosted double doors, with an uncluttered counter to the right, visitors will spot a sign directing guests to seat themselves.
The spacious dining room under sloped ceilings is equipped with generously apportioned crimson booths.
The service is friendly, and I've found that the other diners tend to be good natured and friendly, as well.
I came with every intention of ordering a sirloin steak, but then spotted the special of the day: Meatloaf for Wednesday night. I couldn't resist. It seemed like perfect comfort food for a cold January night.
Familiarity is a major part of the appeal of the place. It's easy to remember the location, considering that the restaurant is named after the street on which it lies. I made my first visit to North Point Grill at the bidding of a source, a tough, big-hearted Occupy Winston-Salem regular, who let me interview him while he feasted on tilapia.
He pointed out to me that you could get a splendid meal at a modest price here, but it didn't take long for me to discern another advantage, no less important: the relaxed and unhurried pace of the meal. One senses that for many of the guests, eating out at the North Point Grill is a treat, and they enjoy the ritual.
When I returned last week, there was only one other party – a gregarious trio of adult friends. The service was prompt and friendly.
I had to ask for a drink menu, but my server brought out a bottle of Sierra Nevada pale ale with a tall frosted mug – a nice touch.
In no time at all, a runner had a generous slab of meatloaf smeared with a sweet rim of tomato paste in front of me. The special came with two vegetables — I went with mashed potatoes with gravy and turnip greens with vinegar — and a "bread," which means a choice of a sourdough roll, Texas toast, or whole wheat toast. A roll seemed the proper complement.
Meatloaf is a once-in-a-while deal for me, and on this occasion it was perfectly adequate, if not spectacular. Maybe the dish is a reliable standby that is hard to either mess up or take to new heights of excellence. The mashed potatoes were delicious, the turnip greens a little overcooked and under-seasoned for my taste. The roll was buttery, chewy and wonderful.
The food went down quicker than the beer, which is not usually the case with me. I was wishing that I had brought a companion, so that I could justify an appetizer by the time I was halfway through the meal. On my first visit, I'd made a meal out of potato skins – for $5.49, that's a steal, my friend. The loaded fries use potatoes in a different format as a platform, but feature the same toppings: cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses, bacon and chives.
The menu is designed to appeal to suit almost any taste: Salads come in chef, Greek, grilled chicken and steak; dinners range from steaks to chicken souvlaki; pastas run the gamut from spaghetti to Alfredo; seafood includes catfish, scallops and oysters, the latter harvested from the North Carolina coast depending on the season.
The assignment should have been enough justification for dessert, but my server didn't sell me on it and I didn't pursue it. I didn't notice the blackboard listing dessert specials on the counter until I went up to pay – I gather it's usually on the platter held by Betty Boop.
By the time I pulled out my wallet, I really wanted to try some Reese's peanut butter chocolate cake. Too late.
This won't be my last visit to North Point Grill.
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I am a patient of Wade Zarella's, however my husband has not been seen in your office. Today while we were at an appointment across the hall, I took one of my husband's hearing aids (dispensed by another audiology group) to simply inquire as to whether your office had the capability of changing the small clear tubing that had become hardened on his Widex hearing aids. Our previous experience had been very difficult for him because one earpiece at a time had to be sent to the manufacturer for tube change. This process required that he be without one hearing aid for 8-10 days, then the other one for the same amount of time. Because Wade changed my tubes at my last visit in July in a very short time, I asked if he worked on Widex aids. He said he did and that he'd be happy to replace the tubes for my husband without sending them out of state.
Today, your staff not only confirmed that this could be done, but actually took the time (without a specific appointment) to change the tubes on both of my husband's hearing aids which they had not dispensed, and for someone who was not even a patient of your office. We were both totally impressed and so very grateful. In this age where most medical offices are much too busy to take personal interest, we commend you all and thank you most sincerely for your thoughtfulness, your time, and your gracious willingness to accommodate our need. This type of care and thoughtfulness is rare, indeed.
Happy Holidays to the most caring staff in the Desert!
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Unfortunately the nerves in my lower back are severely compressed (due to spinal stenosis) causing painful spasms and immobility. It's quite a difficult adjustment. I have a scooter and get around and walk with a walker in my apartment. I feel very fortunate to have made the move - terribly hard to sell the house etc. but am very comfortable in this lovely residence. I wish you continued good health and a happy life. Thank you for that nice letter - it was a super gesture on your part and my pleasure to receive it.
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 153: Comics Magazine #1
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to comics from one decade. This week's decade(s): the 1930s/1940s! Today's page is from Comics Magazine #1 (a Dr. Mystic story), which was published by Comics Magazine Company and is cover dated May 1936. It's reprinted in Supermen!, which Fantagraphics published in 2009 and which is ridiculously awesome. Enjoy!
So here's the deal with this month. As most of the comics I own are modern, the random stuff I pull is naturally going to skew toward the 1990s and 2000s, which are the two decades during which I bought most of my new comics. I decided to do weeks focusing on the decades prior to those, but then I decided to skip the 1980s, because I have quite a few of those, too, so the randomness of the odd-numbered months means I get more of those, too. I decided to combine the 1930s and 1940s because comic books didn't begin until the 1930s were well under way, plus I don't know if I have enough variety from each decade to fill up a week (I could do all Batman comics, for instance, but who wants that?). So this week I'm featuring comics from the 1930s/1940s, next week I'll move on the 1950s, then the 1960s, and finally the 1970s. I've had to borrow some comics from my local comics retailer because I don't own a ton of stuff from the 1950s and 1960s, but that just means I have some odd stuff coming up!
Anyway, this month begins with two gentlemen named Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster, who, I'm sure, wrote and drew this Dr. Mystic story and then were never heard from again. We get the name prominently displayed so we know exactly whom the story is about, and then we get, on the extreme left, the towering figure of, as it turns out, Zator. Shuster gives us an imposing figure, and it's pretty keen to see him draw the skyscrapers – they're not precisely drawn, and their abstractness helps make Zator more of a menace, because his lines are sharper and stand out more against the vague rectangles over which he towers. Siegel certainly lays on the melodrama on this page, but he gets the point across – in the second panel, Dr. Mystic uses an "old, mystic ritual" – no modern pseudo-science for Siegel, daggumit! – to grow and become "semi-material" to fight the giant figure. As the city shrieks, the two titans clash! Again, Shuster does a nice job – we get a good sense of how big these two figures are from the buildings and the people dots below, but he doesn't allow the focus to drift from the central image. Panel 4 is so Golden Age as to defy description – Zator realized that the "easiest way" to find Dr. Mystic would be to draw him out to "wage battle" with him. No one in 1936 had heard of the telephone, apparently. I do like the way Shuster draws Dr. Mystic's face: it's a combination of happiness at seeing his friend and barely-controlled rage that he used such a douchey way to get a hold of him. It's pretty awesome.
Siegel gets to the point in Panel 5 when Dr. Mystic asks Zator how "the Seven" are, to which Zator responds that it's the plot of the comic, so hold on! The two are still giants, which must have been freaking out the populace more than Siegel lets on, and they lock arms "comradely" and vanish. Hmmm … how much should we read into the use of the word "comradely" in the politically charged atmosphere of 1936? Finally, Siegel lets us know that they're bound for India. That's nice. Shuster gives us an interesting final panel – the two men zoom to the right, of course, to lead us onto the next page, and the spirit at the bottom of the panel adds some weirdness (well, more weirdness) to the scene. Without color, Shuster's line work becomes more important, and it's interesting to see the strange spirit world – what is that hand clutching, anyway? It hints at the evil lurking on the next page, which the two heroes must tangle with!
While the way Zator contacts Dr. Mystic is rather dumb, Siegel does get the reader involved quickly in the story while showing the kind of power his characters possess, which is probably the point. This is lean and mean, like comics stories were at the time, and Siegel and Shuster manage to get a lot of information on this page. That's not bad.
Next: It's not The Spirit, but it's a familiar name connected with that hero! If you're already jonesing for more modern comics, take a gander at the archives!
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RAINIER – Thurston County narcotics detectives arrested six people at a Rainier residence Wednesday afternoon after they found about 380 growing marijuana plants worth an estimated $760,000 in four rooms there, court papers state.
Detectives learned that there might be a marijuana grow at the residence, in the 12000 block of Reo Road, because the man who owns the home was arrested Feb. 9 by Oregon State Police in Salem while driving on Interstate 5 with "249 juvenile marijuana plants in boxes, as well as hashish and cash inside the vehicle," court papers state.
Someone forwarded a Thurston County narcotics detective the information about Jason Wingard Hamilton's arrest, according to Thurston County Narcotics Task Force Commander Lt. Loreli Thompson.
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Planning Application 2017/00724/RES for Caerleon – Rod Harrod's presentation 2 min Speech to Vale of Glamorgan Council Planning Committee December 7th 2017
I've got a rhetorical question. Why doesn't this application Walk the Talk – or even Cycle it? Condition Five of the Reserved Matters requires compliance with the Transport Assessment.
In June 2015 the updated Assessment says the impact of the extra traffic that's generated must be mitigated by a Travel Plan which would be:
'…complemented by measures to enhance both pedestrian movement and the site's connectivity to Eastbrook Railway Station.'
This was repeated in the Officers' report to the January 2016 Planning Committee at which Outline Planning was granted providing all of 14 conditions were met.
In the same report the Highways Department said there was no feasible layout improvement the developer could do at the Murch / Cardiff Road Junction. Improvements the LDP has since deemed essential for all new developments.
Surely the development shouldn't happen till mitigating measures are in place – namely a by-pass?
Officers considered the submission of a Travel Plan, and implementation of alternative public and other sustainable modes of transport, appropriate.
But the only suggestion made in the application is to upgrade a pedestrian link from the end of Caerleon Road to the footbridge at Eastbrook Railway Station.
But there's no footpath from the new estate to Caerleon Road. Without a new link on the other side the walk to Eastbrook Rail Station is up to ½ mile.
Would you leave your car in the garage come rain, wind or snow to walk ½ mile to the Station with only 20 park and ride spaces? Then wait while three trains pass through packed from stations further down the line.
The Transport Assessment proposed traffic calming measures at:
- The site entrance,
- The Caerleon Road / Criccieth Court junction
- Along Caerleon Road.
Yet they're not included in the Applicant's submission, and so its not complaint with Condition Five.
Questions from Cllr Driscoll to Rod Harrod after his presentation.
Compliance with LDP
Cllr Driscoll: Can I get this right? Are you saying that despite not being able to comply with the Draft LDP regarding any development which adds to traffic congestion on the main highway – in this case the A4055 – the Highway Authority said they had no objection to the development proceeding?
RH: That's correct.
VD: I find that incredible. It implies that, if a developer can't comply with the LDP, it is given the green light regardless. In this case it was putting housing above the safety of small children at the Infants School.
Planning Application 2017/00724/RES for Caerleon Development – Roger Pattenden Speech
Condition 6 requires a detailed Travel Plan.
At the Outline Planning stage it was accepted that this development would adversely impact on the local highways and in particular the Murch Road / Cardiff Road junction.
The capacity of local roads cannot be increased to mitigate the impact of the extra traffic. This particularly applies to the same junction because, despite proposals to improve it, including in the LDP, the Highway Authority now considers that its geometry prevents any improvement.
A robust Travel Plan which would reduce the extra vehicles from the development was therefore called for. So, the submitted Travel Plan must demonstrate that it would significantly reduce the extra traffic.
But it does not do this. It target's a reduction in the proportion of residents driving to and from work from 70% to 60% in 5 years. Even if it worked it would mean a feeble reduction of only around 10 fewer drivers on the roads. It would rely on soft persuasion through leaflets and the like. But without any incentive to change, or penalty for not changing, it cannot be relied on to achieve even this objective.
The unreliability of such a Plan is evidenced by the Travel Plan for the Health Centre at the top of Murch Crescent which was a condition of its approval. This has not resulted in a reduction in the traffic on Murch Crescent.
Like many of the documents produced by applicants to 'persuade' the Council that the predicted adverse impacts of their development will somehow not materialise, this Travel Plan is no exception. It is unlikely to mitigate the predicted adverse impact on traffic congestion at the Cardiff Road junction – only a by-pass will do that.
The submitted Traffic Plan is considered extremely weak and not fit for purpose. It is therefore not compliant with Condition 6.
Questions from Cllr Driscoll to Roger Pattenden after his presentation.
The Murch Road / Cardiff Road junction
Cllr Driscoll: Can you explain a little more why you understand the junction at the Murch Road traffic lights can't be improved. I understood various reports to say improvements must be made to this junction.
Roger Pattenden: Yes, the LDP says it requires improvement but this conclusion comes from the Officers' report to the January 2016 Planning Committee meeting considering the Outline Planning Application for this site. Under the Highways section it states that 'there is little by way of geometric improvement that could be implemented at the signal junction that would improve its operational performance.'
The only Strategic Highway in the Vale without a by-pass.
Planning Application 2017/00724/RES for Caerleon – Cllr Andy Robertson presentation December 7 2017
I'd like to ask about what is being put in place for my constituents, the Council-tax-paying residents on the rest of the route and the off-shoots leading to Murch Road from this site?
The new Caerleon estate is designed to limit speeds to 20mph. A similar 20mph limit is imposed at the Castle Drive / Murch Road junction, with speed bumps and a Lolly-Pop man at school times. That's because this junction is dangerous, particularly for small children, with the current amount of traffic, without any more.
But between Murch Road and this proposed estate there are no measures taken to protect the safety of residents that includes the senior citizens complex at Harlech Court. They're expected to endure several hundred extra vehicles and construction traffic thundering through at 30mph. Yes, 30mph if they don't rat-run.
Are houses more important than road safety and the care of the elderly and children?
Then there's Condition 9 – the Construction Traffic Management Plan.
This condition comes out of the Council Highway Authority's requirement which was included in the Officer's report to the January 2016 planning committee meeting.
It states clearly that construction vehicles should not be allowed to travel to or from the site:
Firstly for half an hour either side of school starting and finishing times. Presumably this would have to be correlated with the Infant and Junior Schools, which have different times. In addition there are students gathering at the shopping area to walk to St Cyres School each morning, although that would probably be covered by the second condition.
That states that construction vehicles must not enter or leave the site at peak rush hour times. These times would need to be derived from actual traffic surveys.
But NOWHERE in the submitted Plan do the developers mention these requirements, far less detail the times involved which are necessary for it to be workable. They've omitted these commitments entirely. Ignored them completely.
Having been questionably allowed to add nearly 300 extra road trips a day to the already over-capacity junction and route the Developer now seems to want to run rough-shod over the commitments put in place by the Committee to help mitigate this concession.
Not only should the commitments be put in writing in a new submission but some form of penalty clause added if the developer ignores any of these commitments.
As this Plan fails to specify the no-go times it is therefore not compliant with Condition 9 and must fail.
Questions from Cllr Driscoll to Cllr Andy Robertson after his presentation.
Speed Limit
Cllr Driscoll: Am I right that you are saying there's a 20mph speed limit at each end of the route from the Site to the Castle Drive /Murch Road junction but 30mph limit in between?
Cllr Robertson: The development's internal roads are designed for a 20mph speed but yes in between there is a 30mph limit.
Cllr Driscoll: Are you saying the Application doesn't propose to comply with the undertakings in the Transport Assessment regarding traffic calming on Caerleon Road?
Cllr Robertson: As far as I can see, that's correct.
Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Cairns M.P. discusses details and proposals for the Dinas Powys By-pass with Rod Harrod and Roger Pattenden.


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Preliminary Results of Total Field Magnetometer Comparison. Introduction
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Preliminary Results of Total Field Magnetometer Comparison
During the XIVth IAGA Workshop (hereafter referred to as "the workshop"), several total field comparison measurements were conducted at the Changchun Magnetic Observatory (CNH). The purpose of these tests was to look for errors within the total field instruments which are considered "absolutes" instruments. The total field measurements is a critical component of the absolute measurement computation. Samples between two total field sensors, corresponding in time, were directly compared. Other methods for calibration exist for these sensors, including the use of frequency generators.
The participants were Dr. Hans-Joachim Linthe from Germany, Haizhi Liu, Guihua Qi, Fuxi Yang and Suqin Zhang from China. Table 1 summarizes the testing specifications for each participant's system.
Frequency Test
Table 3: Proton Magnetometer Frequency Test of GSM19
Table 1: Instruments and testing specifications
Table 4: Proton Magnetometer Frequency Test of G856AX
Data collected by the test systems were directly compared to the corresponding samples collected by the GSM-90 Overhauser magnetometer at Changchun Observatory with 1Hz sampling rate.
Table 2 presents the mean values and standard deviations for each system.
Table 5: Proton Magnetometer Frequency Test of G856T(26#)
Table 2: Pier difference (ΔF) results
Table 6: Proton Magnetometer Frequency Test of G856T(27#)
The pier difference (ΔF) was plotted for each system, see Figure 1.
Table 7: Summary of Proton Magnetometer Frequency Test
Figure 1: Pie difference for each system
Figure 2: Second data curve of GSM-90 at Changchun Observatory in observation period


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Updated guidelines from the American Society of Hematology
An updated version of the 1996 ITP guidelines from the American Society of Hematology was published February 2011 in the journal Blood. See Neunert C et al. "Clinical guideline update on 'Immune thrombocytopenia: an evidence based practice guideline developed by the American Society of Hematology.'
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Link to the American Society of Hematology site and download pocket guides on "Immune Thrombocytopenia" and "Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy."
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International consensus report on ITP
A group of 22 ITP experts from 8 countries met to combine their clinical knowledge with the latest published research in ITP. The result is Provan D et al. "International consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia" published in the journal Blood in January 14, 2010.
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Treatment & Management
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Emily's Hope, Fibular Hememelia and How You Can Help: An Opportunity for Kindness and Compassion
Children's Hospital of Michigan/Children's DMC.org
Once Upon a Time
Like me, you may never have heard of fibular hememelia. This post hopes to change all that. You see, once upon a time, I went to college with a group of gals at MSU with whom I have maintained relationships for more than 30 years. Recently, I learned that one of those friends has a daughter who is facing a life-changing surgery this week. Her condition: fibular hememelia. When I heard of this, I knew I had to help get the word out about this beautiful young woman, her struggles and hope for a better tomorrow. Both Emily and her mom agreed to share her story. A very brave girl, indeed. After surgery, she faces up to a year of rehab and treatment, followed by another surgery. What's more, is that she is courageous enough to share about her experiences so that maybe another child can benefit. Here is her story, told by her mother, my friend:
Emily's Story
Emily is a 15 year old girl who was born with a limb deformity called fibular hememelia. She is missing part of her fibula, ankle bone and her little toe.Her right foot was twisted backwards (see photo).
Emily as a baby. Prior to any surgery.
She had surgery at 6 months old to correct her foot (see photo below) so she could learn to walk. As she grew, the left leg grew normally, but the right leg didn't and the length discrepancy has grown every year. Now her right leg is almost 4 inches shorter than the left so she walks with a pronounced limp. Kids can be cruel and she has been teased frequently.
Emily after her surgery at 6 months of age.
No Great Treatment Options
Cutting Edge TreatmentWe have been seeking treatment for years but the options were so hideous (amputation, or the popular external fixater cuff with pins sticking out of the leg). There is a huge risk of infection with the latter treatment. We would never consider amputation. The only two hospitals in Michigan that deal with this disability are the University of Michigan medical center and Children's Hospital of Detroit.
The surgery will take place at Children's Hospital of Michigan, underThere is a brand new, cutting edge procedure that was just approved in the United States and has never been performed in Michigan. The new technique is called "Precice Nail" and is performed by cutting the bone and inserting a "nail." Four times a day for seven months we will apply an extremely strong magnet that will lengthen the bone. Everything is internal.
the skilled hands of Emily's surgeon, Dr. Ahmed Bazzi, this week.
Pain, but Gain
The most difficult and painful part of the procedure is the physical therapy to lengthen the muscles and tissues along with the bone. It is excruciatingly painful. After 7 months, or as long as she can tolerate, she will have another surgery to remove the nail and another long pin that will be inserted to stabilize her ankle throughout the process. After that, she will a boot on her foot for several weeks while everything stabilizes, so when it's all said and done, the process will probably take close to a year.
It's Not Over, Yet!This is a huge undertaking for Emily and the family and all good wishes are appreciated!
Now you know the story can't end here! If you've ever had a child who faced a medical issue, you know how imperative support can be. If your child has never faced a major medical issue, you are likely filled with gratitude. Chances are, if you read this blog, you are concerned about social-emotional skills and teaching your child to reach out and be kind to everyone. Sometimes that includes perfect strangers. They always say the true measure of our kindness is when we do something for someone who can never pay us back. Here's your chance.
Send Love
Let's show Emily some love by sending cards, letters and even hand-drawn pictures from your little ones to brighten up Emily's recovery period, which will be a long one. Let's show some Kidlutions' lovin' to a gal who could use your support.
Send your greetings and good wishes to:
Patrick Seeberg/Emily
1301 West Long Lake Road, Suite 300
Troy, MI 48098
There's More
Emily's recovery will be a long, arduous journey. There are plans in place to start a facebook page to support her over the long haul. Please check back here soon, to find all the details.
Thanks from the bottom of my heart!
Oh, and One More Thing
The day this posts is Emily's birthday! It will be the last birthday she spends with one leg much longer than the other. Now, that's something to celebrate!
Happy Birthday, Emily!


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US mass media company News Corp has launched a new advertising platform which integrates all of its first-party data, media properties, and data science tools in one place to ensure brand safety.
News IQ, which boasts an audience of more than 140m in the US, has launched with partners including Fox Broadcasting Company, Dentsu Aegis Network, Douglas Elliman, Seabourn Cruise Line, and more. The platform will leverage first-party data from some of the launch partners to create marketing and advertising solutions.
"In a world of fake news and fraudulent metrics, News IQ offers advertisers a clear solution: quality audience, quality data, and quality environments," said Jesse Angelo, chief of digital advertising solutions at News Corp. "And that translates into three layers of brand safety for every campaign, protection from fraud, and the ability to effectively reach premium audiences at scale with precision inside a trusted and transparent ecosystem."
The advertising platform will offer insights from an audience made up of business leaders, entrepreneurs, home buyers, wealthy individuals, luxury shoppers, millennial cord-cutters, and more. It will also combine advertisers' first-party data with News Corp's data to help build segments, and complements News Corp's video ad platform Unruly.
"Brands are becoming more sophisticated about digital advertising. They are tired of their ads showing up next to vile and vacuous content, and fed up with mad and manipulated metrics," said Robert Thomson, chief executive at News Corp. "Now, we are offering News Corp's suite of superior brands to advertisers, along with a wealth of reliable – not risible – data that will help them target the customers they cherish."


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All the shoes of the exclusive luxury brand Elegnano are made in Italy (the master shoemakers), so it was only natural that the designer Katrien flew me over to Milan to photographer her new collection of Belgian designer shoes infused with nanotechnology. [The collection is top secret for now, so images will be updated later]
I arrived on the night of the "Carnevale Ambrosiano" and managed to get a taste of the atmosphere during the after party on the Piazza Duomo. The next day however, the numerous pigeons recaptured their square.


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If you are a grandparent, you likely want to be able to be an active part of your grandchildren's lives. This is natural and normal. It is what comes along with being a family. However, unlike the rights you had to your own children when they were still minors, you do not share those same automatic rights to your grandchildren. This can produce sticky situations, especially if you are not getting along with your child or in the event of your child's death.
The American Grandparents Association explains that each state has a different stance on what rights grandparents should have. In Kentucky, you do have some rights or can obtain rights in certain situations, but the final decision is always left up to the court.
Unless it is by a stepparent, adoption takes away all your rights to a grandchild. In any case where parental rights to a child have been terminated, your rights are also terminated. However, you do have some rights if your child has passed away and you have been providing financial support to your grandchild or grandchildren. The state has the ability to grant you visitation rights, just as it would for a parent.
There may be other situations where you can secure visitation rights. The court has the ability to grant rights if they feel it would be in the best interest of the child or children regardless of the situation or your relationship with the child's parents. This information is only intended to educate and should not be interpreted as legal advice.


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My best friend
A few months ago on Twitter (or maybe it was only weeks?) I remember reading about Neil Gaiman losing his beloved dog. A few days ago, JC Hutchins spoke of the death of Lap Kitteh. I haven't lost a pet in many years, but when my first horse died in 2003 the anguish was crippling, and I still have to blink back tears when I think of that horrible horrible night.
This morning Kyle, who got up before me, came flying in to wake me, saying something was wrong with Leah.
Leah is a pitt bull – catahoula hound dog mix. She is my best friend of 13 years. This dog saw me through my dissertation. She was beside my bed through a broken off engagement, 1 serious relationship's beginning, middle & ending, and a 2nd serious relationship complete with marriage . She has been along for the ride on 3 cross-country moves, and has dealt with the boxes that came with 6 changes of address. She has caught frisbees and balls. She has nabbed blue jays out of the air (and they were wet angry and unharmed when I took them from her). She has caught snakes in the grass (it was, err, harmed when I took it from her… but it slithered away). She has caught minnows in the water (and eaten them whole). She barks to keep me safe (or because she's bored). And she'll curl up in bed with me if I'm alone to keep me warm (but hop down with a sad whine/snort if a man comes into the bedroom).
Leah has been there. For all the parts of my adult life that matter, she has been there.
She turned 13 on Valentine's day.
And this morning Kyle woke me up because something was wrong. She kept falling over. She was shaking. I feared it was a stroke (but her strength was even in both sides – she just had no balance). The vet thinks it is her inner ear – an old dog problem that makes their eyes twitch, and makes them feel like the world is spinning. There is medicine. She may get well. She is somewhat better tonight… but she is broken. She can't stand without help. She can't go up the stairs. Her brain is there. If you ask her to "high five" she knows she can't lift her paw, so she rolls to paw up while laying on her back. She is alert. She is just… broken.
It is a lesson in morality – What do I do to provide the right hospice care? At what point do I say no more? That question wasn't asked today, but I know it is coming. I had hoped that she might pass quietly, asleep on the patio watching the ground hog. She loves it there, wind bringing her the smells and the sun warming her fur. I can still have that hope. But today at least… she can't get there alone. The dog door is too hard. The stairs to the grass – those three small stairs – are too much to do without help. The second story of our house… it is gone to her, at least today. I can hope she'll heal. I can hope she will follow me up the stairs the next time she decides my lunch needs to be shared.
But tonight I am on the sofa, my best friend at my side. She is asleep on her bed in the living room, and when I'm done with my work I will sleep at her side. She has always been there for me, and I will always be there for her.
UPDATE (5/16/2013): Leah, my 13 year old mutt, is starting to do better. We still have her wearing a harness that allows us to help her up and down the stairs, but she's able to go out and bask in a sunbeam on our porch at her leisure.
The diagnosis was vestibular disease. If you want to learn more so you can help your old guy or gal when they are in need, read up about the problem here.
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You've brought tears to my eyes, the memories of my beloved border collie, Kiri, came flooding back. Hope it works out OK for you and Leah, if not, my thoughts are with you.
Awww. She is very lucky to have you.
I went through something similar with my best friend/companion last year. Well, the initial diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure was well before that and I did everything I could for him despite his cardiologist (who knew doggie cardiologists existed?!) giving him ~6 months. 7 meds, 2x daily and all those visits added up bigtime!!
Long story short, after 18 months and finally having to have *that* discussion, his cardiologist suggested to me that I should pick 3 things he loves to do. If/when he can no longer do those 3 things then his quality of life probably isn't what it should be.
I thought that was reasonable and more helpful than other people telling me 'you just know'. I loved him so dearly that I was surely going to be easily blinded to see things clearly. Her advice helped.
I'm pulling for ya'll!
That is too sad. I hope she recovers. My calico cat has been with me for 13 years,and I often wonder what life would be without that that fat, lazy feline brushing my leg with her tail when I get home from work. We kind of take the critters for granted until the thought of losing one of them becomes a stark possibility, don't we? Best of luck to you and Leah.
My heart goes out to you.
Dogs are extraordinary beings. Science does not admit how aware they are and how many of the characteristics we usually consider human they have; and then perhaps the truly unique awarenesses they bring to a relationship that makes dogs in some ways our equals as a species on this planet.
Two souls… have traveled the river of time together. This is forever.
Thoughts are with you Pamela. Our little friends mean so much.
Oh dear sorry to hear this I will not have a pet because we live so much longer than them and losing them is too painful. I hope Leah recovers and spends many more happy years with you one thing that can be said is you have done everything and given Leah a happy and loving life. My thoughts are with you.
This is so tough. I have been there and will be there again. It never gets easier, but you have been there for her. You will make the right decisions. Hugs!
Sorry to hear about your puppy's troubles. Our animal friends really become members of our family, and their love is so pure and uncomplicated that it is inspiring, but also heartbreaking when we must face the difficult decisions. Sending you my hopes that this is treatable and that you will be able to spend as much more time with your puppy as possible.
Hugs to you both. You've had a wonderful life together. I pray that this is just a mortality reminder and that you have many more years to share life's adventures.
Don't worry Pamela, she will tell you when "no more". I have a 15 years old dog and she is getting blind e deaf and can't walk alone anymore, but she still there, with those cute eyes, jumping (or trying) like a crazy dog when I come home. And every day she makes me remember why I love her that much. And that's what is worth it.
I really hope Leah gets better!
Hugs to you both!
I hope the medicine works for you and her. I had similar decisions to be made for a Boxer my wife and I rescued a number of years back and it's tough and sucks and blows and hurts and eventually makes sense. I'm hoping for both of you that it doesn't go there just yet. Give her a pet from my wife and I.
I'n sad to hear about this, Pamela. Stay by her side as she has stayed by yours. She's a good dog!
Pamela, very sorry to hear your buddy is struggling.
What you are describing sounds like a condition called "vestibular disorder":
One of our border collies came down with it when he was around 11 and a friend of ours had their older golden retriever also come down with it.
They really don't know what causes it and there is really nothing that can be done to treat it, it just has to run its course. Both our dog and our friends dog got better over the course of several months: their balance improved and their movements got more coordinated. Dramamine can help get them through the worst of it during the initial onset, but usually that isn't required more than a couple of days.
My friends golden was eventually back to %100 recovered with no lingering effects. Our border collie got back to around %90. He lived for another 2 yrs before we had to put him to sleep for other reasons, but he always had a slight head tilt to one side and was never able to climb stairs as fast or easy as he used to. He could get up and down them, it just took more concentration on his part and if one of our other dogs bumped into him while he was on the stairs, it would cause him to stumble. He also preferred turning one way over the other. Often times he'd do a 270 turn one way rather than 90 the right way.
One thing to keep in mind is that dogs live in the now – they don't get upset because they can't do the things they used to do. It upsets us, but not them. They also are much more adaptable than we are. They'll be scared for a while until they adapt to their new restrictions, but once they figure out how to get around again, they'll be just as happy as they were before. I know it really upsets us to see them like that, but they aren't in any pain and aren't upset themselves, past the initial vertigo and scariness.
Hang in there and hopefully Leah will be mostly back to normal in a couple of weeks and fully recovered in a couple of months.
I'm sure you've given her a wonderful life up to this point.
Was it Aurthur C. Clarke who asked in one of his books, why do we give our hearts so readily to these small creatures who have life spans so much shorter than ours? The nature of love, I guess.
I just went through the same thing with my cat. He was 16 and had been through it all with me. He was my best friend. Sadly he didn't get better but I hope your dog does!


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Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is prepared to invest up to €1.25bn ($1.7bn) in Alitalia over the next four years under a possible tie-up between the two carriers, Italian Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said on Wednesday.
Of that, €560m would be used to buy new shares in the Italian airline and the rest would be invested in planes, design and training, Lupi told reporters in Rome.
Italy's flagship carrier Alitalia, which received a €500m government-engineered rescue package last year, risks running out of cash by August unless it can find a cash-rich partner.
A trade union source said Lupi told a meeting of Italian union representatives on Wednesday he hoped the long-awaited deal with Etihad would be completed by July 15.
Alitalia Chief Executive Gabriele Del Torchio said on Monday he was confident an agreement would be reached in a few weeks.
Rome-based Alitalia, once a national icon whose staff wore uniforms designed by Giorgio Armani, is now a symbol of economic malaise in a country struggling to emerge from recession.
The airline, which employs 14,000 people, would have to cut jobs to meet conditions set by Etihad, which already has stakes in Air Berlin and Aer Lingus.
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MPWU's Strategic Plan provides guidance for the delivery of the Ministry's activities relating to national infrastructure development and provision of public utilities and services over the period 2016-2019. Activities are listed with key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial implication estimates to facilitate progress monitoring, reporting and evaluation. The plan has been aligned with the Kiribati Development Plan (KDP) 2016-2019 to enable the achievement of both sector and national aspirations or outcomes especially related to infrastructure and utilities. As such, it will prove an invaluable reference for development partners in aligning their assistance objectives with the Ministry's activities. The plan, therefore, serves to complement and support the KDP 2016-2019 and similar development guidelines.
"I-Kiribati utilising appropriate, well-maintained and Climate Change-resilient infrastructure and utility services."
"To develop, sustain and provide access to infrastructure and utility services to the Kiribati people in a changing socioeconomic environment using appropriate technologies."
The Ministry of Public Works & Utilities (MPWU) is charged with basic infrastructure development and maintenance to support transport, coastal protection and water conservation initiativess among others. In terms of infrastructure development and maintenance, activities are hampered by expensive materials such as cement, timber, water pipes and specialised devices like desalination plant, solar water pumps,heavy machinery such as backhoe excavators, rollers, tipper trucks and a lot more. Project implementation issues are numerous. The KiriWatSan Project, for example, has been faced with the challenges listed in table 1:
Table 1: Challenges to sustainable outer island and rural water and sanitation systems in Kiribati (White, 2009).
Overall, MPWU is faced with other challenges hampering the delivery of its essential services.
Goal: Environmentally and Climate Change-Resilient Civil Infrastructures.
Objective 1: To improve access to quality infrastructure in the urban and rural areas.
Review Coastal Guideline with TA and other stakeholders; Improve Coastal Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance; Improve transport infrastructures including road and airfield; Improve heavy plants, tools and equipment; Incorporate appropriate Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) principles (engage TA); Innovate Building Construction methods and Maintenance; Improve plants and tools for building construction and maintenance; Implementation of robust maintenance and asset planning system; Increase awareness to the public on the importance of WatSan infrastructures; Improve data collection for rainfall on outer islands (work with other partners – MET; Expand and improve rainwater harvesting infrastructure at the community level; Expand and improve rainwater harvesting infrastructure at the community level.
Objective 2: To enhance local professional capacity in the infrastructure sector.
Increase overseas and local work attachments and training opportunities for infrastructure professional staff; Engage international experts (or local TAs) to build local professional capacity; Increase enrolments of staff at local technical colleges (KIT, USP, etc.).
Objective 3: To reduce the overall cost of construction and improve the quality of construction works.
Direct order of materials and equipment from overseas suppliers (for projects);Affordable and sustainable design for certain building classes in their appropriate context; Continue to increase private sector engagement in construction and maintenance works (through bidding and tendering) for competitive prices and quality.
Objective 4: To enhance and increase the supply and access to power and appropriate energy.
Increase fuel storage capacity; Expand use of Renewable Energy; Adopt strategies for Energy efficiency measures (including transport as a major energy consuming sector); Review and improve energy supply and demand management system; Improve energy sector in Kiribati.
Goal: Infrastructure to enhance adaptation capacity and community resilience against climate change.
Objective 5: Ensure climate change resilience for infrastructures.
Carry out preliminary studies on climate change impact to coastal areas and water reserves; Install water galleries in all inhabited islands; Develop and implement a Long-term Coastal Protection Programme; Integrate Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in the National Building Code.
Objective 6: To ensure that MPWU employees in general obtain appropriate qualifications, skill levels and competencies.
Allocate training funds based on properly formulated priorities; Pursue work attachments with local and overseas projects/employers; Increase enrolments with local technical institutes/colleges.
Objective 7: To introduce appropriate types and levels of Information Systems for an efficient and effective work environment.
Upgrade desktop and laptop hardware and support; Regularly update Operating System (OS) and applications software to curb threats from computer viruses and other malware;Build, maintain and manage a Ministry Website; Manage and backup MPWU data; Provide an in-house training in new hardware and software packages.
Objective 8: To adopt, put in place and enhance Assets Management and associated regulatory measures.
Install control systems to minimise or prevent misuse and abuse of MPWU properties; Control Internet bandwidth and filter Internet access; Pursue training in Internal Control over Assets – Cash and Stock/Inventory; Promote awareness of relevant regulations and laws such asFinancial Regulations, Procurement Act, Building Code, Building Act, Nippon Causeway Special Fund Act, National Conditions of Service (NCS), and all related legislation.
Objective 9: To enhance capacity and capability of the Ministry and its SOEs to develop and manage own projects.
Provide advanced training in Project Management for project officers of MPWU and its SOEs; Develop an integrated and comprehensive project database system and promote its use across the Ministry and its SOEs.
Objective 10: To further enhance partnership and dialogue with Development Partners.
Develop a Joint Sector Implementation Plan through annual or biennial Ministry Development Coordination and Partnership Committee forums/meetings with Development Partners.


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Imagine a blog devoted entirely to excuses why the blogger couldn't update...
The thing is, I got nothing. Everything that could be said about Katrina has been said better than I could, and writing about anything else feels cheap. I was at the bus stop today reading Spin's article on Franz Ferdinand and could barely hold in the, "Who cares?" that I wanted to yell out when I came face to face with the reality of where the drunken antics of rock semi-stars really fits in the eschelons of worldly importance. Consider my life and the would-be rock semi-star antics that it's based on and understand the worldshakingness of that realization. Consider a generation raised in these solipsistic decades under fallen-out hippies and the media empire they've built, and understand how the men who run this country can create this most fecund ground for a revolution without worry, because that revolution simply will not come. Understand how the task of processing tragedy via art will fall yet again into the wrinkling hands of Don Henley, how our demographic's yelps of outrage will inspire nothing more than another night of attempted dancefloor hookups, remixed and unimportant. We've embraced and recombined the aesthetics of all the most revolutionary musical movements since 1962 and shorn them of their revolutionary power by thinking the aesthetics alone can communicate our outrage, but our songs don't dare, don't confront, and end up little more than advertisements for hairstyles. For the first time in my life I kind of respect Conor Oberst and the yelps of outrage that he's been putting on wax, because crafting articulate lines about inarticulate frustration is unfashionable and great. Yelling shit of importance out into the cavernous echo chamber of American youth apathy is worth something, even if, in the end, it does about as much good as the "No War" button that's holding up my bedroom curtain.
What we need is an anthem. Is there going to be a "Kent, Ohio" for every black man whose liberation at the hands of soldiers came by a bullet instead of a seat on a bus? For every black woman raped in the essential hours wasted by uncaring, powerful men? The refugees being sent to detainment camps in Oklahoma, finally on paper as second-class citizens instead of just informally, will they have a song? I will try to write one for them, but I am not a great artist. I'm not sure that anyone else right now is either.
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Author: Eve Silver
Edition: Paperback
Published: June 11, 2013
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 361
Source: ARC borrowed from Dani of Book Whales
Category: Dystopia, Time Travel, Romance
Trailer: Here.
So what's the game now? This, or the life I used to know?
When Miki Jones is pulled from her life, pulled through time and space into some kind of game—her carefully controlled life spirals into chaos. In the game, she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau, terrifying and beautiful alien creatures. There are no practice runs, no training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn't really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival, and the survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn't. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying turn.
I've been meaning to read this for a while now and thanks a lot to Dani of Book Whales for lending me her ARC! Finally, I've read something quite "fresh" and it was such a good read!
Miki is pulled into a different dimension just at the moment she saves a child from being crushed by a truck. She's supposed to play this game where she has to maintain her "green" con in order to survive and finish a mission involving mercury-eyed aliens. She's quite surprised to learn that there's an alien invasion happening and also, why she's pulled. She has to rely on her team mates to answer all her questions especially to Jackson, the one who acts the leader who also happens to be an a-hole.
What I did not like:
- I think the consistency of the story narration is quite confusing. It tends to jump from sub-genre to another sub-genre. There are moments when I feel so engrossed with the alien invasion adventure then all of a sudden, I would ask myself, is this contemporary am reading or what?
- Being that said, the first few chapters of Rush lead me to believe the promise of the blurbs. As I've said, the alien invasion adventure is THAT really strong and it is something I focused on at first. But as I go along, especially the middle part, it kind of turned to a Contemporary genre. The characters aren't being pulled for a couple of weeks at that point, so the story basically revolved only on romance. Imagine it, from having such an intense start, it mellows down in the middle to focus on romance. Didn't quite work for me.
- Just like Miki, I have a ton of questions about the Draus. Most of them are actually answered and explained but the others? Still left as questions.
- Also, I tagged this under YA Time travel because of the "pulling". However, the part where Richelle was pulled but from 7 months back actually didn't register. How?
- I don't buy the alien-genes being passed on. Maybe because there was nothing to support that in the novel.
- And Carly. Actually, her whole existence didn't weigh anything at all in the novel. And she's the rude one?
What I did like:
- This is my first "Alien" plotted novel and I was so happy I liked it!
- The entire premise is such new to me! It is very unique and refreshing!
- I liked how they are being "pulled" and thrown to another dimension!
- The romance part was a little insta BUT you know, THAT intense love-triangle?? I LOVE!
- I also liked how Miki reacted. I mean, I would have reacted the same way if all of a sudden I was pulled like that. It is the normal way to react.
- Her questions were also the right questions. I liked this because she didn't stop asking. Unlike with other characters I've stumbled upon in the past, some would just accept the situation with even trying to clarify things. Kudos, Miki!
- The ending. I liked how it ended. I know it is a complete absurd cliffhanger but its the kind of cliffhanger that ended at the right moment? Make sense? HAHA
- The video game inspiration. That was really thrilling! I want more!
- Jackson Tate's mysterious personality and hot body! BAHAHA
All in all, I really enjoyed Rush! I might have a of questions but the gist of it was really unique, thrilling, dangerous and action-packed! I really cannot wait for PUSH!!
Thank you Dani of Book Whales for lending her ARC!
"Still, her rejection is like a knife in my back. Just because she pulled the knife out doesn't mean the wound isn't aching."


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The World Nuclear University is pleased to announce that the thirteenth annual WNU Summer Institute will be held in Uppsala, Sweden, in 2017.
Uppsala is just 38 minutes from Stockholm and 18 minutes from Arlanda International airport, so it is very well connected for international travel. As one of Sweden's four major cities, it combines the vibrancy of city life and the intimacy and serenity of a small town, making it a perfect setting for our course.
List of all Summer Institutes:
2005 - Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, USA
Sponsors: US Department of Energy (DOE), and Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA)
Technical Tour Sponsors: Idaho National Laboratory, Yucca Mountain Geological Waste Repository
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA
2006 - Centre for Nuclear Technology (SCNT), Stockholm, Sweden
Sponsors: French Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique), AREVA
Technical Tour Sponsors: CEA, AREVA
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA
2007 - Daejeon, South Korea
Sponsors: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and Korea's Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST)
Technical Tour Sponsors: KAERI, KNFC, National Fusion Research Center (NFRC), Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL)
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA
2008 - The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Sponsors and hosts: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Bruce Power, Cameco Corporation and Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Technical Tour Sponsors: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Cameco Corporation, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Babcock & Wilcox
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA
2009 to 2014 - Christ Church College, Oxford, UK
Sponsors for one or more years: Areva, EDF Energy, Canon Foundation, URENCO, EON, USEC, Rolls Royce, Exelon, and Cameco Corporation.
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA
2015 - Uppsala, Sweden
Sponsors: Uppsala University; Cameco
Technical Tour Sponsors: Westinghouse, Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company , Vattenfall, Barsebäck Kraft AB
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA, and World Nuclear Association
2016 - Ottawa, Canada
Supporter: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Technical Tour Sponsors: Cameco Corporation, Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and CNSC and Health Canada.
Tuition Fee Sponsors: IAEA, and WANO
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Supporter: Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
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'Power Rangers Movie' Drops Five New Posters For Comic-Con
How cool are the Comic-Con character posters for the upcoming Power Rangers movie?!
Becky G, Dacre Montgomery, Ludi Lin, RJ Cyler and Naomi Scott got individual posters which will be handed out at this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con.
"Meet Zack. Bet you couldn't guess his favorite color," Ludi joked on Facebook.
He added, "Btw. See you at @Comic_Con next week! ?#?BlackRanger? will personally hand you this poster. That's how much he loves you…and apparently himself. Ha."
Power Rangers is expected to hit theaters in March 2017.